in|iq|ui|ty

in|iq|ui|ty «ih NIHK wuh tee», noun, plural -ties.

1. very great injustice; wickedness: »

The iniquity of the transaction aroused general indignation.

SYNONYM(S): unrighteousness.

2. a wicked or unjust act: »

Taking children from their parents and selling them was one of the iniquities of slavery. If I have done iniquity, I will do no more (Job 34:32).

╂[< Old French iniquite, learned borrowing from Latin inīquitās < inīquus unjust < in- not + aequus just]